An active member of NOW (National Organization for Women) since 1970, Betty Barnes was an advocate for women's rights and equal employment opportunities for Women. Barnes was an Instructor of Government at San Jacinto College, in Houston, Texas.

Born in San Antonio, Texas, Raul Castillo worked for the City of Houston in the Affirmative Division. His interest in the mass transit problems in Houston started in 1970, when he tried to delve into the problems of the metropolitan bus system....

Born and raised in Dallas, Texas, Raul DeAnda came to Houston in 1967. Having obtained a degree in Business Administration, DeAnda worked at several large companies. His interest in social work led him to get...

Born in an industrial family in Galveston, Texas, had a large share in the development of the Imperial Sugar Company in Sugar Land, Texas, and the development of industries there. Also was involved in the cotton industry and US Bank

Kendall Neighborhood Library in west Houston library designed by Alexander, Walton and Hatteberg Architectural Firm and opened on January 21, 1969. As president of the Woman's Club in Houston in 1898 and 1899, Belle Sherman Kendall initiated and...

Vance on Graol[?] Jr, Date: "05/23/69": Harris County District Attorney Carol Vance talks about the problem of people talking to the press about an investigation pending before the grand jury and the leaking of information to the news media.

Hostages Families, Date: "07/30/74": Interviews with several men about a disagreement between the Cleveland Police Department and Tommy Booth, City Manager of Cleveland, Texas. -- API Frank Ikard, Date: "07/30/74": Interview with American Petroleum...

Huntsville/McElvain, Date: "08/03/74": Coverage of the Huntsville prison siege, which began on July 24, 1974. -- Huntsville/Thompson, Date: "08/03/74": Interview with a man, who had attempted to escape prison several decades ago, about the...

[] {Title not provided}, Date: "08/04/74": Coverage of the end of the Huntsville prison siege, which had begun on July 24, 1974, including a statement about the killed hostages, Elizabeth Beseda and Julia Standley. -- Hostage Family Reaction, Date:...

Funeral, Date: "08/05/74": Funeral service. -- Huntsville, Date: "08/05/74": Channel 11 reporter Dennis Murphy follows up on the Huntsville prison siege; interviews with two women about working in prisons after the eleven-day siege in the Texas...

In his interview, Rev. William Lawson explains what he means by the "Black Church" and the role of the Church in the Black community, and their contributions. He was involved in the PUSH (People for the Upgrading of schools in Houston)